Japan Synopsis
CASSHERN
“When a hero falls a legend will rise”
Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa – now merged as Eurasia – have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Casshern sits at position #232.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Casshern. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Casshern premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 21m runtime, production spent $43K per minute on screen and earned $88K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,903 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,712 of 1,933 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tatsunoko Production |
| Runtime | 2h 21m |
| Release Date | April 24, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0405821 |
| Official Site | www.casshern.com |